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best was to detect new bar

  • #1
  • First Post: Oct 31, 2008 10:11pm Oct 31, 2008 10:11pm
hi, i am writing a EA and i only wnt it to run certain things on the first tick of a new bar.

i have alrady written up what i thought would do the trick, but it seems to ocassionally run the things in mid-bar.

this is what i came up with:

bool NEW_BAR = false;
if( NEW_TIME != Time[0])
{
NEW_TIME = Time[0];
NEW_BAR = True;
}
if(NEW_BAR == False)
{
return;
}

anyone got any better ideas?
  • #2
  • Oct 31, 2008 11:21pm Oct 31, 2008 11:21pm
int BarCount = 0;

start()

if(BarCount != Bars) {
Alert("New Bar");
BarCount = Bars);
}
  • #3
  • Nov 1, 2008 2:57am Nov 1, 2008 2:57am
hey thanks Ron, i will try it out...
  • #4
  • Nov 1, 2008 3:41am Nov 1, 2008 3:41am
Theres also:

if(Volume[0]==1) {
Alert("New Bar");
}
  • #5
  • Nov 1, 2008 12:30pm Nov 1, 2008 12:30pm
int last_time = 0;

.....then in the 'start' function.


if (last_time == Time[0])
{
return; //Same bar
}
last_time = Time[0];
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  • #6
  • Nov 2, 2008 1:10am Nov 2, 2008 1:10am
Here's some I use:

PHP Code
 if(Open[0]==Close[0] && High[0]==Low[0])NewBar();
if(Volume[0]==1)NewBar();
if(Bars-OldBars>0)NewBar();
if(TimeCurrent()-Time[0]==0)NewBar();
if(TimeCurrent()==Time[0])NewBar();
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  • #7
  • Nov 7, 2008 10:33pm Nov 7, 2008 10:33pm
New Bar Function:

PHP Code
bool NewBar()
{
   static datetime lastbar;
   datetime curbar = Time[0];
   if(lastbar!=curbar)
   {
      lastbar=curbar;
      return (true);
   }
   else
   {
      return(false);
   }
}
  • #8
  • Last Post: Nov 8, 2008 7:34am Nov 8, 2008 7:34am
Yup, all of those will work . . . or you could just download the EA that I've posted and you will get notices when bars close across ALL pairs that your broker supports: http://www.forexfactory.com/showthread.php?t=124573
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